N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 2261: Registration

§ 2261. Registration. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, no person

shall operate any limited use vehicle on a public highway or street

within this state unless such limited use vehicle has been registered in

accordance with the provisions of this article, and the registration for

such limited use vehicle is in full force and effect and the

registration number plate or plates are displayed as hereinafter

provided.

2. A certificate of registration issued pursuant to this article shall

indicate that the registration is limited to use as provided in section

twenty-two hundred sixty-two of this chapter. No application for

registration shall be accepted unless the applicant is at least sixteen

years of age.

3. Fees. (a) The fees for the registration, renewal, reregistration or

amendment or duplicate of a registration of a limited use automobile

shall be the same fees as if such vehicle were registered pursuant to

section four hundred one of this chapter.

(b) The annual fee for the registration, renewal, reregistration or

amendment or duplicate of a registration of a limited use motorcycle

shall be six dollars and twenty-five cents. Any such registration,

renewal, or reregistration shall take effect and expire on dates to be

determined by the commissioner. A fee for a registration for periods of

more or less than one year shall not be prorated.

4. Carrying certificate. Every person operating a limited use vehicle

registered in accordance with any of the provisions of this article,

shall, upon the demand of any magistrate, police officer, peace officer,

when acting pursuant to his special duties, or motor vehicle hearing

officer produce for inspection the certificate of registration for such

limited use vehicle and shall furnish to such person any information

necessary for the identification of such limited use vehicle and its

owner. The failure to produce the certificate of registration as

provided herein shall not be an offense, but shall be presumptive

evidence of operating a limited use vehicle which is not registered as

required by this article.

5. Out-of-state limited use vehicle registration. The registration

provisions of this article shall not apply to a non-resident who has

registered his limited use vehicle in compliance with the registration

or licensing laws of the state, province or country of his residence,

provided that the limited use vehicle so registered in accordance with

the laws of the state, province or country of residence of such owner is

appropriately identified by an identification plate, sticker or other

identifying device issued by such state, province or country.

6. Registration at time of sale. Every limited use motorcycle, as

defined by section one hundred twenty-one-b of this chapter, sold by a

dealer shall be registered at the time of sale of such vehicle. Such

registration shall take effect and expire on dates to be determined by

the commissioner. Any limited use motorcycle purchased for use

exclusively outside of the state of New York shall not require

registration at the time of purchase, and the purchaser of such limited

use motorcycle shall sign a declaration, provided by the dealer, which

shall state that such purchaser understands the conditions under which a

limited use motorcycle must be registered and the penalty for violation

of such registration provisions. Each signed declaration shall be

forwarded by the dealer to the commissioner. The form of such

declaration shall be provided by the commissioner to each dealer.